Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
55 - 50
Cunningham helps Jacksonville St. hold off Evansville 55-50
Cunningham pulled down six offensive rebounds. Jason Burnell posted 12 points with 10 rebounds and two blocks and Ty Hudson drained 4 of 5 from long range to total 14 points.
Trailing 53-50, Evansville had a chance to tie but Evan Kuhlman missed a wide-open 3-point attempt with three seconds left. Cunningham made two free throws to complete the scoring.
Jacksonville State (6-4) had won five consecutive games before falling to Wichita State 69-65 on Wednesday.
Hudson closed out the scoring in the first half when he drained a 3-pointer and opened the scoring in the second half with another trey for a 33-22 lead. Shea Feehan quickly answered Hudson's second-half 3 with a 3-pointer to start the Aces on an 18-5 run to take a 40-38 lead at the 11:38 mark. Hudson responded with a 3 and Burnell added another as the Gamecocks retook the lead one minute later.
John Hall and Feehan had 14 points apiece for the Aces (5-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Christian Cunningham made Free Throw. | 55 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Christian Cunningham made Free Throw. | 54 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Noah Frederking. | 53 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Christian Cunningham Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 50 |
Statistics
 JXST |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 16-52 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 6-8 | FT | 12-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,814 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |